About me
Lara Zent is the executive director and general counsel at the Texas Rural Water Association, which has 900 water and wastewater utility members. She leads a team of 42 staff members who provide such services as operator certification, management training, technical assistance, legal counsel, and advocacy before the legislature and regulatory agencies. Previously, Lara was a staff attorney at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Last year, she served as the chair of the public utility law section council of the State Bar of Texas. She is a graduate of the Texas Tech University School of Law and the University of Texas at Austin.
